Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 386

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Hayden had just cracked open a water bottle and taken a sip when the OR doors flew open. Retta rushed out, looking serious. "Who's the patient's family?" She was assisting Nate in the surgery today.

"I am!" Hayden jumped to his feet so fast he almost lost his balance.

I caught his arm and walked with him toward Retta. "What's happening?"

"There was major bleeding during the surgery. You need to prepare yourselves." She handed him a consent form.

Her words hit like a truck, freezing us both.

"How bad is it? What's happening now?" Lena, still in her scrubs, walked up, right on time. She wasn't even supposed to be here, but had to fill in last minute. "We're doing blood transfusions and trying to find the source of the bleeding," Retta explained, passing another form to Hayden.

He didn't move, his hands frozen with fear.

I had no clue what to do, so I glanced at Lena.

She shot me a look, silently telling me to grab the form.

it up himself. He

we can. Please, sign quickly-we don't have time. to waste," Retta's

help. He glanced at me

for both of us as

nod and hurried back into

"Don't panic. It's just a

couldn't sit still. He just kept pacing, so

crawled by. Finally, the

it felt like the

had stayed with us the whole time, still in her scrubs, not leaving

door like

Nate and Retta walked out, still in

the light, and

I rushed over. "How did

success. But his eyes flicked behind us-toward

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condition to notice. "When can my sister come out?" Hayden asked, voice

answer, just glanced at Retta. She took

her eyes shining as she looked at Nate. "Thanks for all your hard

way she said them had a teasing